[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR201.24]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                            TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 201--RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart D--Safeguarding Individual Privacy Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a
 
Sec.  201.24  Procedures for requests pertaining to individual records in a records system.

    (a) A request by an individual to gain access to his or her 
record(s) or to any information pertaining to him or her which is 
contained in a system of records maintained by the Commission shall be 
addressed to the Privacy Act Officer, United States International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, and shall indicate 
clearly both on the envelope and in the letter that it is a Privacy Act 
request.
    (b) In order to facilitate location of requested records, whenever 
possible, the request of the individual shall name the system(s) of 
records maintained by the Commission which he or she believes contain 
records pertaining to him or her, shall reasonably describe the 
requested records, and identify the time period in which the records 
were compiled.
    (c) The Privacy Act Officer shall acknowledge receipt of a request 
within ten days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public 
holidays), and wherever practicable, indicate whether or not access can 
be granted. If access is not to be granted, the requestor shall be 
notified of the reason in writing.
    (d) The Privacy Act Officer, or, the Inspector General, if such 
records are maintained by the Inspector General, shall ascertain whether 
the systems of records maintained by the Commission contain records 
pertaining to the individual, and whether access will be granted. 
Thereupon the Privacy Act Officer shall:
    (1) Notify the individual whether or not the requested record is 
contained in any system of records maintained by the Commission; and
    (2) Notify the individual of the procedures as prescribed in Secs. 
201.25 and 201.26 of this part by which the individual may gain access 
to those records maintained by the Commission which pertain to him or 
her. Access to the records will be provided within 30 days (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays).